Question

The Hardee's Restaurant chain has about 1900 quickserve restaurants in 30 US states and 9 countries. \(^{33}\) Suppose that a member of the Hardee's administration wishes to visit six of these restaurants, randomly selected, to gather some first-hand data. Suppose the restaurants are numbered 1 to 1900 . Use a random-number generator or table to select the numbers for 6 of the restaurants to be in the sample.

Short answer

The selected numbers cannot be specified because they are randomly generated. The 6 distinct random numbers generated between 1 to 1900 will represent the selected restaurants.

Step-by-step solution

Understand the structure of the problem

We are selecting 6 restaurants out of 1900. The numbers assigned to these restaurants are 1 to 1900 inclusively.

Use a random number generator

Use a random number generator to select 6 numbers within the range of 1 to 1900. The numbers generated must be unique as duplication is not allowed.

List the selected restaurants

List down the numbers obtained from the random number generator. These numbers correspond to the 6 randomly selected Hardee's restaurants that will be part of the sample.